v Leicester City (a) - 1/11/25

[superniko]

Leicester bench….probably a higher wage bill there than our whole squad. From memory they financially cheated the year they were promoted but the EFL did nothing as they went up.

I’d imagine bad times are coming for them now. 

[RevidgeBlue]

We look a bit shaky defensively but I thought that was a very good away performance in the first half.

Ohashi having his best game of the season, De Neve and Alebiosu looking lively on the flanks.

Pity Gudjohnssen's decision making lets him down at times but it doesn't really matter if he can keep popping up in the right place at the right time to score.

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, roversfan99 said:

On the ball we have been so poor, the technical ability and intelligence across the team is so low, we can barely make a 5 yard pass. But the front 2 have been a danger and we I think needed to kill the game when we sensed blood after goal.

Gudjohnsen is a hard player to figure out. Id say thats his best 45 minutes in a Rovers shirt, nice finish and some of his hold up play has been a level or 2 above what I have seen so far, last weeks goal seems to have given him confidence. But there have been bits of poor play within there too, being too weak and that sloppy pass to Ohashi at the end. Ohashi has been better this week so far too, theyve posed problems.

There are worries beyond that, Wharton again feels like a mistake waiting to happen and I think Henriksson needs to come off before he is sent off. The next goal is key, we cant afford to throw away another lead and Leicester have been poor and the crowd is on their back.

Wharton's playing well.

[booth]

Good first half overall and De Neve had a great spell, but I think like everyone I'm expecting them to get one.

He needs to take Axel off. Yellow card and his play was getting worse as the half went on.

I hope Yuki can get a goal.

[Paul Mellelieu]

They should of course be toasting us, but we look like we might score, which must be putting them under pressure.  Can't see us keeping the lead though.

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

Henkrikson off, good decision from VI 

Thought De Neve did quit3 well so surprised Hedges is on instead 

[superniko]

Don’t mind those changes, though I would have stuck with De Neve for a bit longer unless he’s injured. 

[Exiled_Rover]

Hedges on for DeNeve. Injured?

[Tom]

Good decision bringing Henriksson off.

Odd half we were hanging on, smash and grab then battered them for 15 minutes then hanging on again. 

[Ossydave]

Decent enough.

Hard to believe Leicester will be that bad all second half though, or their shots so wayward!

Smart move taking Henriksson off, walking red card and offering nothing.

The helicopter needs an appearance today ideally here!

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

What the fuck was that!?!

[Tugay-is-God]

Pretty big chance there. Should've hit the target. 

[Ferrit]

Terrible miss, that could well come back to bite us.... so much time he can take a touch

[Tom]

Huuuuuuge chance that has to be a goal or making the keeper work at a minimum 

Edited 20 hours ago by Tom

[neophox]

Gardner Hickman missing a sitter ...gosh 

[RevidgeBlue]

2 subs......wouldnt actually have changed anything at this stage unless they were enforced through injury.

Edit.....Arggghhhh! Hickman!

That could prove very costly.

[DackDackGoose]

Good changes, yuki looks up for it so hoping for some good link up play with morishita.

I thought Wharton has looked v solid more worried about mcloughlin getting turned inside out

[Exiled_Rover]

Got to hit the target there, TGH!!!

[superniko]

That was it, that was the chance. So so poor

[neophox]

Just now, RevidgeBlue said:

2 subs......wouldnt actually have changed anything at this stage unless they were enforced through injury.

Edit.....Arggghhhh! Hickman!

That could prove very costly.

Henriksson sub ok

[USABlue]

God we are shit, he should have at least hit the target. Bad very bad.

[davulsukur]

Assume De Neve is injured and Henrikson was brought off due the Yellow card.

[booth]

2 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Hedges on for DeNeve. Injured?

Probably just a VI thing. Why make one sub when you can make two.

[neophox]

McLaughlin having a tough time with Fatawu yellow

[AspRover]

We've kind of assembled a team of 'almost pretty good' players - Yuki, Henriksson, De Neve, Gudjohnson, Morishita (and probably a few more) all look like they could be genuinely decent but then they miss a sitter/aren't in the right area/fluff a pass/give a silly foul (delete as appropriate).

If one or two of them clicks and finds a run of form we could suddenly be a much stronger prospect.